[Shotimes] Rear Calipers - Issues

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

I had dragging on the left rear disc a while ago.

It became extremely hot, though I only drove for a few mins everytime this happened (before stopping to fix the problem). If I had gone longer, I can imagine it would have been glowing.

The cause of this dragging was a sticking parking brake cable.

FWIW.

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Leigh Smith <leighsm@comcast.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:36 pm
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rear Calipers - Issues

> Cris;
> I agree with the three main problems, but a glowing / hot disk 
> leads to
> believe old pinched caliper hoses. You said you thought they were 
> replaced,maybe not?
> My 89 did exactly that after I started parking it, when the second 
> SHO got
> here.
> To confirm, drive the car a short distance, use the regular brakes 
> only.Jack up the rear wheel(s) and see if there is drag / or the 
> wheel spins
> freely. If opening the bleeder valve relieves the pressure / 
> sticking / it's
> a bad hose. Typically one side is worse than the other. If you 
> haven't used
> the parking brake, it can't be that. A sticking slider pin would 
> typicallyjust cause very uneven pad wear, not severe heat.
> Lee
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Riedl" <zap@columbus.rr.com>
> To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:53 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Rear Calipers - Issues
> 
> 
> >     I'm curious if anyone on-list could enlighten me about how 
> to make the
> > rear calipers behave and not stick.  I baby my SHO, it stays in 
> the garage
> > most of the winter unless the weather is nice and the salt is 
> gone, I
> don't
> > use the e-brake even though all the cables are new.  The rear 
> caliperswere
> > replaced about two years ago.  (I believe I also have all new
> lines/hoses).
> > How in the world do I end up with a stuck rear caliper??  I took 
> it out
> > tonight to make a trip, and the stupid thing ends up heating the 
> rotor to
> > the point of glowing.  I played with the cable, and it appears 
> that on the
> > trip back that it was still sticking.  I think the designer is 
> probably> eligable for a Darwin Award... I would hate of what else 
> they may have
> > designed.  For that matter, is there a modified or improved version?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Chris
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